Peach (Prunus persica)

A ripe peach right off the tree is truly one of life’s great pleasures. Grocery store peaches simply can’t hold a candle to a peach picked from your own tree. Do yourself a favor and get some trees started on our own land. Peaches are self fertile and can be heavy bearers. Annual pruning is needed to create a healthy structure and to promote fruit production. Peach leaf curl is a problem in many areas, but we have had success managing PLC using a safe, homemade spray. See our FAQ page for a link to the recipe. Peaches prefer fertile and well drained soil and won’t tolerate soggy sites.

This season we are offering grafted 'Reliance' and Lovell, siberian and cultivar seedlings.

‘Reliance’: ‘Reliance’ is a good northern peach. It is freestone and extremely delicious. Susceptible to peach leaf curl. Grafted onto Lovell rootstock and with pruning can be kept to heights of 8-10’. Our trees this year and quite large (5-6’ tall) and will be kept that way for local pickups, but will be pruned to accommodate shipping. This won’t negatively affect your tree as they should be pruned at planting anyway to establish a healthy structure. Hardy to zone 5.

Cultivar seedlings: These are seedling peaches grown from locally sourced cultivar parents (primarily Red Haven). Seedling peaches generally grow fairly true to their parents so they are usually quite good though won’t be exactly the same as the parent plant. Seedlings are 20”+ tall. Hardy to zone 5.

Lovell seedlings: Lovell are seedling peaches typically grown for use as a rootstock, but their fruit is also quite decent. It is a non melting flesh so it holds up well to canning, cooking or freezing as well as drying. Seedlings are 14”+. Hardy to zone 5.

Siberian seedlings: An extremely hardy peach that can be used for a dwarfing rootstock. The fruit is also good, though smaller, harder and more tart than cultivated peaches. They ripen much later than most cultivars which is helpful for extending the peach season. Great peaches for juicing or other processing. Seedlings are 16”+ tall. Hardy to zone 4.

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